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Is Los Gatos in a fire hazard severity zone?
54.3% of Los Gatos is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 46.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Los Gatos ranks 594 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 1.05 sq mi Very High, 4.39 sq mi High, 0.89 sq mi Moderate, out of 11.64 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 46.7% is 22.6 points below the 69.3% of Santa Clara County. The median home value of $2,000,001 is 45% above the county median of $1,382,800. Among 24 places in the county it ranks 2 for exposure; Lexington Hills ranks first at 100.0%. Seismic maps cover Los Gatos with liquefaction 10.2%, landslide 30.0%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Santa Clara County overall, 50.9% of the land is Very High.
No fire perimeter since 1950 touches Los Gatos in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.
Nearby places compared
- Cambrian Park, 1.9 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Monte Sereno, 2.4 mi west: 12.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Campbell, 3.3 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,550,000
- Saratoga, 5.1 mi northwest: 26.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Lexington Hills, 5.2 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,177,900
- Fruitdale, 5.6 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,544,400
- Burbank, 6.2 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,113,400
- Cupertino, 8.2 mi northwest: 22.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- San Jose, 9.2 mi northeast: 19.9% High or Very High, 11 fires, median home $1,187,800
- Santa Clara, 9.6 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,527,900
- Lompico, 10.3 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $630,600
- Zayante, 11.4 mi southwest: 98.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $713,100